6:27 PM,
Sep. 12, 2013

An optical scanner, ready to accept ballots during the 2010 primary elections, at the polling site in Orangetown Town Hall.

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| A Journal News editorial

Primary season saw the usual nasty campaigning, with some politicians relying on half-truths and twisted facts to challenge their election foes. In Rockland, it went a step further. A stack of mailers - all anonymous - attacked one particular candidate in the Democratic county executive primary.

Most states have regulations that ban such anonymous politicking. Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, D-New City, wants similar standards for New York. He is introducing legislation that would require campaign communications to disclose the ad's source, whether it's from a candidate or political ...